Cycle saddle clamp



Mi an 1?, 1925.

A. H. MOELLER CYCLE SADDLE CLAMP Filed April 18. 1921 INVENTOR BY Mm. %li% svi Patented Mar. 17, 1925.

UNITE-D STATES'PATENT ormce.-

ADAM I-I. MOELLER, F ELYRIA, OHIO; ASSIGNOR- TO THE TROXEL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ELYRIA, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO. I

CYCLE SADDLE CLAMP.

Application filed April 18,1821. Serial'No. 462,186.

F0 a-ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM H. MOELLER,

1 citizen of the United States, residing at Elyria, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cycle Saddle Clamps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, concise, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to cycle saddle clamps, or means for securing a saddle, such as a bicycle or motorcycle saddle, to. the saddle-post of the vehicle.

The principal object of my invention is to provide means for connecting the saddle. to the post, which can be conveniently and cheaply made, and which will be more effective in performing the functions required of it than clamps hitherto in use, and with which I am familiar;

Another object of my invention is to reduce the number of parts required in devices hitherto in use for this purpose.

A further object of my invention is to provide a structure which can be made of sheet metal stampings,instead of having to make some of the more important parts of forgings or castings, which has been the reference to the drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which drawings Fig. 1 shows an end elevational View of a saddle clamp, constituting an embodimentof my invention, the parts being in the position they would assume when support ing a saddle to a saddlepost, the saddlepost in this view being shown in vertical cross-section, as are also the longitudinally extending truss members attached to the saddle.

Fig. 2 showsa side elevational View of the clamp illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows a cross-sectional view'taken on the line 33 of'Fi 1 the view bein i that seen looking from below.

Fig. 4: shows a cross-sectional view taken on the line H of Fig. 1, the view being taken looking downwardly.

' Fig. 5 shows a vertical cross-sectional view of the clamp illustrated in'the foregoing figures, the'section being taken onthe line 55 of Fig.1.

Fig. 6 shows the device in position. on a saddle post carrying a saddle.

Referring now. to the drawings, in all of the figures of wh ch llkeparts are des gnated by like reference characters, at 6' is making said surface 13 rough'so as to grip more .firmly the. round, smooth sadclle post.

(lo-operating with the clip member 6 is an inverted, substantially U-shaped, member 16 having a fiat intermediate portion and upwardly extending side arms 17 and '18, said side arms having truss member gripplng extensions 19 and 20, and which/are adapted to pass through-the elongated opening 12 in the middle. portion of the clip, as shown, said extensions 19 andQO cooperating with the extensions 11 and 10 of the clip 6, so as to grip the longitudinally extendin truss member 7 attached to the p and 11.- The I saddle-post gripping surface 13 of the clip 6 I preferably provide with grooves 14, .SO 7

saddle between the clip 6 and so-called U-shaped member 16. The member 15 has a central, vertically extending perforation 21, adapted to admit a bolt 22. I also j provide a nut 5 adapted to be snugly seated on the intermediate fiat portion 15 of the member 16, said nut being threaded and the threads on the bolt 22 being adapted to co-operate with the threads on the nut 5,

so that the bolt 22 maybe turned within" I the nut 5, so as to move the bolt longitudinally of the nut. I

The saddle is secured. to the-saddle-post .3 by advancing the bolt-22 upwardly in Fig. 1 until the end of the bolt 22 contacts as ilhuitratedv in Fig. 2, at 23. With' the bottom; oh the post 3,, andl preferably I .in one of a plurality of indentations provided on the bottom of the saddle-post. At thesametime', the longitudinally eXtend-' ing. truss members" Which are securely fastened to thebicycle saddle (not herein.

illustrated but understood), as is the practice, are placed betweenthe jaw extensions 10, 11 of the clip 6 and 19, of the U- sh-aped member 1 -6, and the bolt 22 being tightened up against thebottomrofthe saddle-post 3 byturning the bolt clockwise, seen frombelow' in the nut 5, the saddlepost 3 and thetrussmembers? will be se curely gripped between the clip 6 and" the member-.16.

Heretofore such" a member asthe member- 16' has, been constructed: as a: forging or acasting; in order to give it the. necessary rigidity, but; in the present application I reinforce the mid and 'sid'e' portions, Where the member 1 5 requires rigidity, by the nut 5 seated snugly between the said side portions and resting uponthe" flat inter-mediateportiong so that no bending or flexing atthese portions oi the member 15 will be caused, -.eventhough by turning. the bolt" 22; up tightly the saddle is securely gripped to the saddle postt- I It; ill'be seen also that in this; constructionthe clampv can be assembled with the parts in their properrelative position,

and as so assembled they will remain to gether, so that one or. more'of the parts will not be lost in shipping Having, thus described my invention in a specific embodiment; I. Wish it to be understood thatI am aware that departures may be made from: the embodiment herein illustrated, but such departures being.' Within-the scope of myinvention,- .as defined-in the appended claims.

I claim: is":

1'; Ina a" cycle; saddle clamp the; oombina t ion with' a: pair o-t sheet metal stamped substantially U-shapedmembers, each sheet metal member. having, laterally extending clamping; i of said members being inverted, the inter- "mediate portion of said inverted member said other member between its-jaws;

2 In a cycle saddlet clamp,a. cycle saddlepost a pair of substantially U+shapedmember-s, laterally extending: clampingjavvsibr the ends oi said members, said members being. formed of shaped. strips oll sheet steel,

awv extensions. for each end, one

one oii said members being. Wider. than the other and! having its middle portionslotted, a nut, and a bolt, the narrower; member being adapted to havev its. ends.- pass {through the elongated opening? of the Wider memher to cause itsjavvsto face the opposing jaws oi the other member, said' nut fitting against the mid portion of. the. narrow" members inneri face, said. narrow member being centrally perfbrated' to adinit the bolt, said: boltr being threaded through said. nut and projecting. against the Wider side of said cycle saddle-post to clamp the post.

against the inner mid face portion of the wider member, the said. bolt also causing the opposing; clainplng, 1aws to approach to grip a saddle supporting. member placed therebetween, said nut adapted to press against and reinforce said" narrow member mid" portion.

In Witness whereof, I have hereuntoset my hand,

ADAM. H MOELLER. 

